What's a typical scenario that defines what you believe prejudice to be?
What's the best way you've found to handle that?
That's hilariousbask in intense feelings of shame and awkwardness
Definitely the way mainstream media would like everything to be portrayed. Let's take Honey Boo Boo for instance. Is this the picture of rural life for all Georgia families? Of course not. However when others are not exposed to what is normal, they tend to believe what they see. For what ever reason, the news loves to pick the most awful toothless redneck after a tornado to interview. Why? Is it more entertaining? (Why yes, it actually is.) Back to Honey Boo Boo, can you imagine if this show was aired in Europe? In general (but not all), they already think Americans are a bunch of fat worthless slobs. I find myself defending "rural life" and the people in it often. When people see an overweight and poor family, I see a very "happy" family. I see kids goofing off and laughing. I see parents who are spending time with their children (at least what they want to show.)
Honey boo boo (or more specifically, her mother) is riding the prejudice train all the way to the bank. Same with the swamp people with the long beards and the various housewife shows... those people are all making healthy incomes pandering to people's prejudice and the human desire to look down on others. That doesn't make it less embarrassing, though. It would be good for people to remember that "reality" shows don't necessarily portray reality.
I've met plenty of truly, deeply prejudiced people. I know one gentleman who told me in all seriousness that all gays should be lined up and shot -- and then it turned out his grandson grew up gay. He's changed his tune about hating gays now, at any rate.
This prejudiced person is also a complete fucktard who thinks god flies around the earth on a spaceship and will one day beam all the truly good people up into outer space. I'm not kidding. This man is absolutely one of the most gullible fools I've ever met in my entire life, bar none. He goes on and on and on and on and ON about robber barons, who he also hates, in addition to gays, black people, and I'm pretty sure jews as well. Moron doesn't even begin to describe it. Oh, and he whines and whines and whines and whines, he is the biggest baby in the world who loves to feel hard-done-by. I do not care for this man at all.
That sums up my idea of prejudice and of all those who are deeply prejudiced. They're stupid. How do I handle it? Slip laxatives in their coffee and avoid them as much as possible.
But wait, isn't prejudice essentially a case-by-case situation, that differs regarding to what someone's being exposed into?What's a typical scenario that defines what you believe prejudice to be?
What's the best way you've found to handle that?
But wait, isn't prejudice essentially a case-by-case situation, that differs regarding to what someone's being exposed into?
For instance, someone who grew up watching gangsta movies might have a skewed idea of African-Americans as a community, culture, and person. However, someone else who grew up watching porn miiiiiight have a different (yet equally bent) idea of the same group of people.
So in other words, wouldn't a 'typical' scenario in this case........be too many, too varied to count?
That is, except by making a monstrous amalgamation of misguided belief, or being unlucky enough to meet an embodiment of all those prejudice in one body (in which case, MY GOD POOR YOU HUGS AND LOVES)
God, I can't even make prejudice with prejudices. >_<
Drawing a broad stroke, prejudice is misunderstanding.
In regards to what is known, true, and right.
In regards to how much.
In regards to whether it's the only / most righteous view to have, and whether they are open to new information that changes / directly opposes their belief
and most importantly, in regards of what is in front of you.
Handling them....NOOOOOOOOOOOOO IDEA.
It's your white privilege.I can't think of any times I've ever experienced prejudice. Maybe I'm just oblivious to it.
I can't think of any times I've ever experienced prejudice. Maybe I'm just oblivious to it.
I think it's the kind of thing that everyone perceives and experiences differently. I also think I have a fear of passing on my own one sided prejudicial perceptions/experiences. Times are different now then when I was growing up. It seems there was more prejudice during the times that I was growing up - not a hundred percent sure how accurate that is. I recently worked in an environment where there was a lot of racial difference. Some people didn't care, others saw it but didn't want to make it an issue, some put time in to diminishing its effect, and others really got in your face about it. It kind of made me look at and question my own perspective and feelings about it, and how those perceptions influenced what I was doing.
What's a typical scenario that defines what you believe prejudice to be?
I believe all people are prejudiced in one way or another...
I think you may be right that "all people are prejudiced in one way or another". I'm not sure if all people are unwilling to see a different perspective though. There are times when I didn't think I was prejudiced and then when talking to someone that had a completely different perspective and experience than my own I realized that I was prejudiced and didn't even know it.
It's impossible to fully comprehend the depths of someone else's experience especially when it comes to cultural, racial, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, disability, etc.. I mean we cannot possibly comprehend all of the subtleties that may come across as prejudice. So I guess prejudice really is based in ignorance, which is essentially not knowing any better. However, there is a difference between folks who are willing to listen and truly want to understand vs. folks who prefer to maintain whatever their perspective is in spite of the opportunity to learn.